#DFE8A8#DFE8A8
#DFE8A8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.083 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFE8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 232, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 58%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 28%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 27.6%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.97, -13.19, 30.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.97, 32.97, 113.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.88% -0.0347 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.88% 0.083 114.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3557, 76.2289, 48.2562) |
| Luminance | 0.7623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.47
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.28
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.81
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.88
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.93
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFE8A8 #B1A8E8
analogous
#E8D1A8 #DFE8A8 #BFE8A8
triadic
#DFE8A8 #A8DFE8 #E8A8DF
tetradic
#DFE8A8 #A8E8D1 #B1A8E8 #E8A8BF
square
#DFE8A8 #A8E8D1 #B1A8E8 #E8A8BF
split-complementary
#DFE8A8 #A8BFE8 #D1A8E8
monochromatic
#BBCE47 #CDDB78 #DFE8A8 #F1F5D8 #F6F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#DFE8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.25
#DFE8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFE8A8
16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFE8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFE8A8 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1E2A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E3AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6E1D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfe8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 232, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.083 114.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9efc2',
500: '#dfe8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfe8a8; $custom-light: #e9efc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfe8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 232,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.438,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90881,
"c": 0.08346,
"h": 114.6
},
"luminance": 0.76228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFE8A8
secondary
#7D71C3
accent
#20C637
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF9
border
#D5D6D2
text
#161612
muted
#848582